Parked at the Spittal of Glenmuick, south-west of Ballater, then set off passed the buildings there and onto the vehicle track heading for the east shore of Loch Muick. Prior to reaching the loch a vehicle track headed south up the Capel Mounth which I followed to west of Black[…]
Carsphairn
I left my car on the west side of the A713 just south of Deugh Bridge and north of the village of Carsphairn then walked across the road, passed a cottage and onto a vehicle track. This took me through a field of sheep and lambs and initially along the[…]
Fleet
Earlier in the day I climbed the Corbett, Corserine so afterwards I drove to the A75 south-east of Newton Stewart. At the B&B Muirfad I left the main road and located a nearby lane which was used as a parking area for those climbing the Graham, Cairnsmore of Fleet. From[…]
Corserine
I left my vehicle in the car park at Forest Lodge accessed along the single track road from Polharrow Bridge on the A713 north of New Galloway. I then followed the sign-posted route for Corserine which took me through the forest, where some areas had been harvested, passed the house[…]
Carrick
Shalloch on Minnoch and Caerloch Dhu – I left my car in a small quarry on the east side of the unclassified Bargrennan to Straiton Road just south of its high point (Grid Ref NX379934) and set off south-east across the moorland which consisted of heather and grasses. However the[…]
Wauk Hill
En-route to Galloway I stopped off to climb Wauk Hill from the A702 west of Thornhill. After crossing the Shinnel Water, south-west of Penpont, I looked for a suitable location to ascend this Marilyn but cattle on the adjacent fields forced me to continue along the road to a series[…]
Glen Carron
The plan was to climb the Graham, Carn Breac, using the path to the east of the Allt Coire Dubh-riabhach shown on my map as starting just to the west of Glencarron Lodge. We parked on the south side of the A890 Achnasheen to Lochcarron Road just west of the[…]
Corriemoillie
I left my car on the north side of the A832 Garve to Achnasheen Road at the start of the vehicle track situated between Corriemoillie Lodge and Corriemoillie Farm. I then walked north along this track crossing a locked gate in a deer fence then passing through a couple of[…]
Strathconon
With permission I parked on an area of waste ground west of Strathconon Hall and before a new large house then walked along a vehicle track that skirted this property. I entered Factors Wood where I crossed the Allt Mor. The track wound its way through the trees emerging onto[…]